By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The lesbian couple at the center of a controversy involving their two children’s attendance at a Catholic school in Boulder issued a statement saying they don’t believe “homosexuality and organized religion should be mutually exclusive.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The House of Bishops of the Canadian province of the Traditional Anglican Communion have sent an official request to William Cardinal Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, to request entrance into the Catholic Church.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The decision of a Boulder, Colorado pastor not to allow the child of a lesbian couple to enroll in the parish school is sparking local protests and national controversy.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Unconfirmed reports surfacing in the Italian media this weekend say that Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal Camillo Ruini to head an official inquiry into the alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Well-known exorcist Fr. Gabriel Amorth claims to know of the existence of Satanic sects in the Vatican, but another prominent exorcist is questioning his sources.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in America (ACA) has formally requested permission to implement the newly created process known as Anglicanorum Cœtibus which will enable all 99 parishes and Cathedrals in the U.S. to enter the Catholic Church.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Following the annual meeting of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue and the Permanent Committee of al-Azhar for Dialogue Among Monotheistic Religions, Catholic and Muslim leaders signed a joint declaration pledging to work together to stop religious violence in the world.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The influence of World Youth Day 2008 is being cited as the reason why vocations are surging in the Archdiocese of Sydney.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Papal Nuncio of Haiti is pleading for help in resurrecting the crumbled remains of the major seminaries in Port-au-Prince.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Two reports issued late last week show impressive growth in the Catholic Church both in the U.S. and worldwide with denominations preaching a liberal message showing the most significant declines.
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